Brian Clevinger

Clevinger's webcomic, 8-Bit Theater, which is hosted on his site Nuklear Power,[http://www.nuklearpower.com/ Nuklear Power] Retrieved November 13, 2011. is very loosely based on the video game Final Fantasy I and tells the story of four would-be fantasy heroes, known as the Light Warriors, who set out to save the world from the embodiment of Chaos, but are conflicted over their own stupidity and malice. The comic was created using 8-bit graphic sprites taken primarily from the Final Fantasy NES games, or created by either Clevinger himself or Kevin Sigmund. Spanning 1225 episodes, it ran from March 2, 2001, to June 1, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.nuklearpower.com/2010/04/17/forum-again-plus-stickers/|title=Forum again plus stickers!|first=Brian|last=Clevinger|publisher=Nuklear Power|accessdate=April 18, 2010}}

In addition to 8-Bit Theater, Clevinger is the creator of two mini-comics: Dynasty Memory, created in 2002 as a parody of the Dynasty Warriors series, and Field of Battle, created in August 2005 as a general parody of first-person shooter games, drawing most of its influence from Battlefield 2.

In 2009, Clevinger started two other webcomics on Nuklear Power. Warbot in Accounting, co-written with artist Zack Finfrock, is about a war machine's struggles with human daily life in a white collar job.{{cite web|url=http://www.nuklearpower.com/warbot/|title=Warbot In Accounting|first= Brian |last= Clevinger |publisher= Nuklear Power |accessdate= August 16, 2009 }} How I Killed Your Master, "a kung fu movie, but a comic", is co-written with John Wood and drawn by Matt Speroni.{{cite web|url=http://www.nuklearpower.com/hikym-faq/|title=How I Killed Your Master FAQ|first= Brian |last= Clevinger |publisher= Nuklear Power |accessdate= August 16, 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=August 2022|fix-attempted=yes}}

Atomic Robo, drawn by Scott Wegener, began as a six-issue limited series published by Red 5 Comics starting in October 2007.[http://www.red5comics.com/?p=60 Atomic Robo Debuts October 2007] It was nominated in the "Best Limited Series" category of the 2008 Eisner Awards,[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=153595 2008 Eisner Award Nominees Named] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125140525/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=153595 |date=January 25, 2009 }} (press release), Newsarama, April 14, 2008 won by The Umbrella Academy.[http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_main.shtml The 2008 Eisner Awards: 2008 Eisner Award Winners] Comic-Con. Accessed September 7, 2008. [https://web.archive.org/web/20081010161714/http://comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_main.shtml Archived] September 7, 2008. Colorist Ronda Pattison was also nominated in the "Best Coloring" category subsequently won by Dave Stewart.

Clevinger revamped the saga of The Infinity Gauntlet for Marvel Comics' all-ages series Marvel Adventures.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/c2e2-avengers-infinity-gauntlet-100417.html|title=C2E2: Retelling the INFINITY GAUNTLET for the next generation|first= Vaneta |last= Rogers |publisher= Newsarama |accessdate= April 16, 2010}} Clevinger contributed in writing of two issues of World War Hulks: Wolverine vs. Captain America, which were released in the summer of 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.nuklearpower.com/2010/04/25/my-other-marvel-project/|title=My Other Marvel Project |last=Clevinger|first=Brian|date=April 25, 2010|publisher=nuklearpower.com|accessdate=April 26, 2010}}[http://www.comicvine.com/world-war-hulks/39-55942/ World War Hulks] at Comic Vine

The self-published novel Nuklear Age is largely an extended parody of comic books. The book recounts the adventures of Nuklear Man and his sidekick, Atomik Lad, as they fight against rogue military weapons, highly evolved civilizations, the trials of everyday life, an angst-filled over-villain of undeniable power, the ever exotic Dr. Menace, and their own impulses. A sequel called Atomik Age was planned but never completed.

Clevinger has stated that "[his] favorite comics are the ones where the jokes are on the reader."{{cite web|url=http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=040403 |title=Teaser! |first=Brian |last=Clevinger |publisher=Nuklear Power |date=April 3, 2004 |accessdate=March 27, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061122083100/http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=040403 |archivedate=November 22, 2006 |url-status=dead }}

Michael J. Novosel, Clevinger's grandfather, was a United States Army helicopter pilot and recipient of the Medal of Honor.{{cite web|url=http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=060404|title=Episode 681: Of Civilizations|last=Clevinger|first=Brian|date=April 10, 2006|work=8-Bit Theater|publisher=Nuklearpower.com|accessdate=December 24, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222012538/http://nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=060404|archivedate=February 22, 2009|url-status=dead}}

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• Nuklear Age (December 1, 2004); Brian Clevinger, iUniverse {{ISBN|0-595-32511-4}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20111002070912/http://www.comixology.com/podcasts/14/Atomic-Robo-with-Brian-Clevinger-and-Scott-Wegener ComiXology podcast interview] with Clevinger and Scott Wegener
• [http://nerdyshow.com/?p=1277 Nerdy Show podcast interview] with Clevinger

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• [https://twitter.com/bclevinger Brian Clevinger on Twitter]
• [http://www.nuklearpower.com/ Nuklear Power website]
• [http://www.atomic-robo.com/ Atomic-Robo website]
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